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BAPS Donates $100,000 to Plant A Billion Trees 

9/14/2016

 
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​BY A STAFF REPORTER
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Vishnu, 8, along with his younger brother Brahma, 6, had their laces tied and were ready to go on an early Sunday morning. Vishnu was to participate in BAPS Charities’ Walk Green 2016 to fundraise for a cause close to his heart: saving the environment. Vishnu raised $851.59 by going door to door...

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in his neighborhood. Over 17,000 BAPS Charities volunteers similar to Vishnu in 53 cities across the U.S. were determined to take action for reversing the impact of global warming.  Their collective effort supported The Nature Conservancy’s efforts to plant one billion trees by 2025 through their Plant a Billion Trees initiative. The effort will help plant 70,000 trees in 2016.  
On Sept 10, BAPS Charities presented The Nature Conservancy with a $100,000 here BAPS Charities youth, Board members, presented The Nature Conservancy’s Maria Fisher,  Annual Giving & Stewardship Officer;  John Stapleton,  Legacy Club Donor Relations Manager;  and Erin Daly, Donor Relations Manager (New Jersey) with the gift followed by a tree-planting ceremony.
 “It means a lot to us that your support is made possible by the thousands of BAPS Charities volunteers who believe, like we do, that a healthy planet is critical to building healthy communities where both nature and people can thrive,” said Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. “BAPS Charities has shown that serving as good stewards of the planet is the collective responsibility that you take seriously. We also appreciate how you bring awareness to environmental issues and environmental opportunities on occasions like Earth Day and by supporting initiatives like planting trees, promoting water conservation and renewable energy sources.” TNC staff joined BAPS Charities at 28 of the walk locations around the country to participate as walkers alongside BAPS Charities volunteers. 

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